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1、Unit3Activereading(1)BackgroundinformationFashionisgenerallydividedintosubsectors:menswear,womenswear,sportswearandstreetwear,hosiery(socks,tights,stockings),formalwearandcasualwear.Fashionandthechoiceofwhatclotheswebuyandwearisinfluencedbyourbeliefs,attitudesandper
2、sonality.Butthispassageshowsthatthestockmarketcanalsobeaninfluence.CulturepointsTheCaliforniangoldrush(1848–1855)wasaperiodofrapidmigrationofminersandotherworkersintoCaliforniafollowingthedramaticdiscoveryofgoldintheSierraNevada.ItledtothesettlementofCalifornia.Swin
3、gingLondonisatermthatdescribesfashionandculturaltrendsinmusicandthemediainmid-1960sBritain,especiallyLondon.Iconsofthetimeincludedtheminiskirt,theminicar,thefirstsupermodelslikeTwiggy(whowasfamousforbeingverythin)andfashionableshoppingstreetsforclothes(likeCarnabySt
4、reetandKingsRoadinLondon).Thehippiemovementbeganintheearly1960sinCaliforniaandspreadinternationally.Hippieshadareputationforsocialrebellion(egwithdrugsandsexualbehaviour)andalternativelifestyles(egincommunes).Theytriedtofindanewwayoflifewhichvaluedpeace,individualit
5、y,andreligiousandculturaldiversity.Themovementinfluencedpopularmusic,TVandfilm,literatureandthearts.Hippiefashionsincludedlongfullskirts,bell-bottomedjeans,home-madeandtie-dyedgarments,theuseofflowerdesigns(whichrepresentedpeaceandlove),andinfluencesfromnon-Westernc
6、ulturesinheadscarves,headbands,braceletsandlongbeadednecklaces.Thepunkperiodfeaturesfashionsthatexpressedangeragainstsocietyandincludedbrightlycolouredhair,rippedclothesandstuddedbelts.TheNewRomanticswasayouthfashionmovement,developedin1960sinLondon.Itisstronglyasso
7、ciatedwithmusic,whichwasinspiredbyhistoricalperiods,especiallytheEnglishRomanticMovement.Fashionshadadramatic,flamboyantlookwithlusciousfabrics,looseshirtswithfrillsandshortshirtcollars,unfolded,withtopbuttonsunfastenedandusingmonotonecolours.Powerdressingisastylish
8、andperhapsexpensivewayofdressing(usuallyforbusiness,theprofessionsorpolitics)whichisintendedtogivetheimpressionthatthepersonwearingtheclot
